SOME SOCIAL THINKING VOCABULARY

BY MICHELLE GARCIA WINNER

SOCIAL THINKING- The idea that we are social thinkers everyday whether it
is at home or in the classroom. We should be aware that people around us
have thoughts and feelings. It includes sharing a space with others effectively
and understanding the perspective and intentions of others. Although it is
abstract, the vocabulary and lessons are concrete and talk about how the
social world works.
WHOLE BODY LISTENING-Idea that the whole body (eyes, ears, mouth,
hands, feet, bottom, and brain) needs to be focused on the group in order to
listen and show you are listening.
EXPECTED BEHAVIORS -Understanding that a range of hidden rules exist in
every situation and people are responsible for figuring out what those rules
are and then following them. By doing so, we keep other people thinking
good thoughts about us. Doing what is expected is different based on where
we are and who we are with.
UNEXPECTED BEHAVIORS-Failing to follow the set of rules, hidden or
stated, in the environment. People who don’t follow the rules are doing what
is ‘unexpected’ and people may have “uncomfortable” or ‘weird’ thoughts
about them.
THINKING WITH YOUR EYES - Your eyes are ‘tools’ that help you figure
out your environment and what other people might be thinking about. It puts
the emphasis on the students becoming good observers and to use the clues
to make smart guesses about what other people might be thinking about.
They are encouraged to use this information to adapt their thinking, words,
and behavior. Also, if you use your eyes to look at a person, it makes them
feel that you are thinking about what they are saying or doing.
YOUR BODY IS IN THE GROUP/YOUR BODY IS OUT OF THE GROUP-
When someones body is turned into the group and they look like they are
working as part of the group. We notice when somebody’s body is not part of
the group.
YOUR BRAIN IS IN THE GROUP/YOUR BRAIN IS OUT OF THE
GROUP- We notice when somebody’s is in the group and their brain is
paying attention. We think that person is doing a really good job
participating in the group. We also notice when somebody’s body is in the
group, but is does not appear like their brain is part. It does not appear that
their brain is thinking about the same thing as the group. We say “your brain
is not a part of the group”.
BEING A “THINKING OF YOU “ KID VERSUS A “JUST ME’ KID-
These terms are used to define the difference between cooperating in a group
versus just focusing on one’s own needs.
THE THREE PARTS OF PLAY- Play involves 3 steps: set up, play, and clean
up. Many students take way to long to set up because they insist that things
be a certain way. We want them to learning that it takes away from play time
which is what they really want. Also, helps with cooperation.
SOCIAL DETECTIVE - Everyone is a social detective. We are good social
detectives when we use our eyes, ears, and brains to figure out what others
are planning to do next, or what they are presently doing and what they mean
by what they say. We use our eyes, ears, brains to figure out people and
places.
SMART GUESSES- This is when we use all of our tools to figure things out and
then make guesses based on what we know about the world.
WACKY GUESSES- If we forget and don’t think about what we know and see,
then we just make a random guess without having any information. As we
learn in school, our teachers do not expect us to make wacky guesses.
BIG PROBLEM / LITTLE PROBLEM- Not all problems should get the same
emotional reaction. Students use a rating scale (1-5) to help understand the
range of their behavior. Big problems call for stronger emotions and help.
Little problems are called ‘glitches’ and can be worked out if you stay
flexible.
SUPERFLEX- A comic superhero who helps kids overcome the challenges in
different social situations that arrive across the school and home day.
FLEXIBLE THINKING - Needed to interpret verbal and nonverbal information
based on different points of view or different contexts. This is the opposite of
having a rigid brain, where one follows a rule all the time or cannot interpret
subtle different meanings in language or expression.
SOME SOCIAL THINKING VOCABULARY
BY MICHELLE GARCIA WINNER

THE UNTHINKABLES - Comic characters who try to make people inflexible

and have other challenge such as distractions, getting off topic, and stuck on
topics. The students learn how each of them has Super-flexible capacities in
their brains that can overcome a Team of Unthinkables, such as Rock Brain,
Topic Twister Meister and Mean Jean.

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different  activities  the  educator  deems  appropriate.  The  worksheets  are  supplemental  information,  dovetailing  off  lessons  discussed  in  Thinking  About  You…  
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grades  5-­‐12,  although  some  worksheets  are  for  young  students  (K-­‐4.).    The  worksheets  are  coded  to  suggest  which  ones  are  better  for  different  aged  students.  
 
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him  or  her.  The  SBM  is  a  visual  tool  that  displays  these  abstract  concepts  through  a  flow  chart.  Covering  a  range  of  topics  for  home,  community  and  the  
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student  may  face  and  how  these  affect  schoolwork  and  social  interaction.  Handouts  and  IEP  goals  are  provided  at  the  end  of  each  ILAUGH  chapter.  Also  
included  are  chapters  on  starting  social  groups  and  the  connection  between  social  thinking  and  reading  comprehension.  For  teaching  K-­‐adulthood.  
 
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Auschwitz,  Auschwitz  I  Cannot  Forget  You  As  Long  As  I  Remain  Alive  (2009)  
As  Michelle  puts  it,  “My  mother  was  a  writer  who  not  only  was  a  wife  but  also  my  dad’s  `therapist.’”  This  book  captures  Max’s  triumph  over  the  Nazis  and  his  
remarkable  life  to  the  present  day.  Max  not  only  survives  the  Holocaust,  but  he  served  as  an  interpreter  for  his  U.  S.  liberators  and  for  the  U.  S.  Counter  
Intelligence  Corps.  Max  moved  to  America  and  realized  the  dreams  that  the  Holocaust  could  not  extinguish:  having  a  family  and  becoming  a  successful  
architect  in  San  Francisco.  Today,  Max’s  influence  is  felt  by  generations  young  and  old,  even  in  the  lands  where  he  had  been  tormented.  
 
DVDs  and  POSTERS  
 
DVD:  Social  Thinking  Across  The  Home  and  School  Day  (2004)  
A  4-­‐hour  training:  2  hours  summarizing  the  ILAUGH  model  explored  in  the  book,  Inside  Out,  plus  2  hours  of  social  thinking  therapy  with  elementary  and  high  
school  students.  For  preschool-­‐  12th  grade.  
 
DVD:  Strategies  for  Organization:  Preparing  for  Homework  and  the  Real  World  (2005)    
This  3.5-­‐hour  DVD  presents  Michelle's  workshop  by  the  same  name.    The  accompanying  booklet  contains  handouts  discussed  on  the  DVD  that  can  then  be  
used  with  students.  The  DVD  offers  10  critical  steps  towards  helping  students  with  the  nitty-­‐gritty  of  organizational  skills  towards  completing  homework  
assignments.  The  strategies  can  help  all  students,  not  just  those  with  social  cognitive  challenges—working  best  for  those  in  4th  through  12th  grade.  
 
DVD:  Growing  Up  Social  (2007)  
This  2-­‐hour  DVD  explores  the  developmental  structure  of  normal  social  behavior  as  a  way  to  understand  social  thinking  and  related  social  skills.  Infant  and  
preschool  social  developmental  milestones  are  related  to  increasingly  complex  skills,  such  as  reading  comprehension  and  conversation.  The  4  steps  of  
communication  and  4  steps  of  perspective  taking  are  discussed  as  major  elements  that  support  the  development  of  social  thinking.  For  preschool  –  12th  grade.  
 
DVD:  Social  Behavior  Mapping  (2007)  
This  1  hour  DVD  explains  the  cognitive  behavioral  concept  of  social  behavior  mapping  (SBM)  described  in  Michelle’s  book,  Thinking  About  You  Thinking  About  
Me,  2nd  Edition  (2007)  and  demonstrated  in  2  of  her  posters.  For  more  information  about  SBM  see  the  book  on  the  topic  above.  
 
Four  Posters  for  the  Classroom  and  Treatment  Room  (2004)  –  Reinforcement  for  Above  Curriculum  Materials  
✽ The  yellow  poster  is  a  completed  social  behavior  map  for  generic  use  in  the  classroom.  
✽ The  red  is  a  blank  social  behavior  map  with  a  dry  erase  surface  to  be  used  and  reused  in  the  treatment  room.    
✽ The  popular  social  thinking  concepts  of  the  Boring  Moment  and  Being  Part  of  a  Group  are  for  all  classrooms,  to  help  teachers  engage  in  a  more  
explicit  discussion  about  classroom  expectations.      
✽ These  are  sold  as  a  4-­‐pack  at  conferences,  but  can  be  bought  individually  from  our  website.    

For  questions  and  to  purchase  go  to  www.socialthinking.com  or  call  408.557.8579  x.  303  ©Think  Social  Publishing,  Inc.  
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Inside Out: What Makes a Person with Social Cognitive Deficits Tick? $26.00 The Incredible 5 Point Scale $18.95
Thinking About You Thinking About ME (2nd Ed) $48.00 A "5" Could Make Me Lose Control $21.95

Think Social! Curriculum WITH CD ROM $84.00 A 5 is Against the Law! $19.95

Worksheets! For Teaching Social Thinking $44.00 Beyond the Blues $14.95

A Politically Incorrect Look at EB Practices $20.00 Cards - Adult Sequence Cards $42.75
Sticker Strategies to Encourage Social Thinking $48.00 Cards- Child Sequence Cards $42.75
Social Behavior Mapping $22.00 Coping with Cliques $14.95
Social Behavior Mapping- SPANISH (NEW) $20.00 Emotions & Expression Cards $59.00
Socially Curious and Curiously Social (NEW) $22.00 Eye Power Workbook Volume#1 $7.00
You are a Social Detective, Comic Book (NEW) $20.00 Eye Power Workbook Volume#2 $7.00
You are a Social Detective - SPANISH (NEW) $20.00 Helping Your Anxious Child $17.95
Superflex, Curriculum Package (S. Madrigal, 1/08) $49.00 The Hidden Curriculum $19.95
Superflex Takes on Glassman, Comic Book (NEW) $22.00 I Read It, But I Don't Get It $20.00
Auschwitz, Auschwitz I Cannot Forget You $22.00 Meet Thotso, Your Thought Maker $29.50
Posters: Social Thinking 4-Pack Boring Moments, Being Part, Dry Erase, Filled Poster $25.00 Pathways 1: Visual Organizers $39.95
Poster: The Boring Moments $7.00 Pathways 2: Visual Organizers $39.95
Poster: Being Part of the Classroom $7.00 Social Success Workbook For Teens $14.95
Poster: Social Behavior Maps for Exploring Behaviors for Learning in the Classroom $7.00 Talkability- Pre School $51.00
Poster: "Blank" Social Behavior Map Template on a Dry Erase Surface $9.00 Talkabout- A Social Skills Package $54.00
DVD: Growing Up Social $39.95 Visual Thinking Strategies for ASD $24.95
DVD: Social Behavior Mapping $19.25 8" TimeTimer with Optional Audio $35.00
DVD : Social Thinking Across Home/School Day $59.95 3" Time-Timer with Optional Audio $30.00
DVD & Workbook: Strategies for Organization $59.95 CD Time-Timer for use on Mac/PC $24.00
Rubber Brain $4.00 Zeebu- Puppet and DVD $29.99

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